Jed Ortmeyer was born September 3, 1978 in Omaha, Nebraska. A free-agent signing by the New York Rangers in the spring of 2003, Ortmeyer is a graduate of the USHL's Omaha Lancers.

After two seasons skating for the hometown Lancers, Ortmeyer enrolled at the University of Michigan in the fall of 1999. Throughout his four year collegiate career, he registered 118 points (52-66-118) and captured numerous honours including NCAA West Regional All-Tournament Team honours, while leading the Wolverines to the 2002 NCAA Frozen Four, CCHA Super Six All-Tournament Team honours (2001-02) and received the Hal Downes Trophy for the first time, awarded to the teams most valuable player (2001-02) all in his Junior year.

In his Senior year at UM, the Omaha native helped the Wolverines advance to their second straight NCAA Frozen Four, and for the second consecutive season captured the Hal Downes Trophy as team MVP. Selected as the CCHA's Best Defensive Forward, Ortmeyer was named to the NCAA Midwest Regional All-Tournament Team and was awarded the Bill Beagan Trophy, given to the most valuable player of the CCHA Super Six.

Coming off a successful four year career at UM, Ortmeyer made his NHL debut with the New York Rangers in 2003-04, and spent the majority of the season with the parent club while seeing limited action with the team's AHL affiliate in Hartford.

As a New York Ranger, Ortmeyer competed in 177 games while collecting 9 goals, 15 assists and 76 penalty minutes through three NHL seasons. In his third season with the Rangers, he set a career high in assists (9), points (11) and plus/minus (7) despite only competing in 41 games with the club due to injury.

After three seasons with the New York Rangers, Ortmeyer found himself on the move as the Nashville Predators signed the forward to a two-year contract.

In February of 2008, Ortmeyer tore his ACL for the second time in his career and would miss the remainder of the 2007-08 season. His recovery was a difficult one; he suffered blood clots in his leg which caused him to miss much of the 2008-09 season. In December, Ortmeyer would return to the Predators lineup for a pair of games, but he was subsequently assigned to the AHL to finish off the season.

On July 16, 2009, Ortmeyer signed as a free agent with the San Jose Sharks.

REGULAR SEASON

PLAYOFFS

Season

Club

League

GP

G

A

TP

PIM

+/-

GP

G

A

TP

PIM

1997-98

Omaha Lancers

USHL

54

23

25

48

52

14

3

4

7

31

1998-99

Omaha Lancers

USHL

52

23

36

59

81

12

5

6

11

16

1999-00

University of Michigan

CCHA

41

8

16

24

40

2000-01

University of Michigan

CCHA

27

10

11

21

52

2001-02

University of Michigan

CCHA

41

15

23

38

40

2002-03

University of Michigan

CCHA

36

18

16

34

48

2003-04

New York Rangers

NHL

58

2

4

6

16

-10

2003-04

Hartford Wolf Pack

AHL

13

2

8

10

4

+8

16

5

2

7

6

2004-05

Hartford Wolf Pack

AHL

61

7

20

27

63

+11

6

0

1

1

4

2005-06

New York Rangers

NHL

78

5

2

7

38

+2

4

1

0

1

4

2006-07

New York Rangers

NHL

41

2

9

11

22

+7

9

0

0

0

2

2006-07

Hartford Wolf Pack

AHL

8

1

3

4

6

+2

2007-08

Nashville Predators

NHL

51

4

4

8

32

-8

2008-09

Nashville Predators

NHL

2

0

0

0

0

0

2008-09

Milwaukee Admirals

AHL

55

10

13

23

51

+12

11

1

6

7

8

2009-10

San Jose Sharks

NHL

76

8

11

19

37

+4

4

0

1

1

0

2010-11

San Antonio Rampage

AHL

20

2

1

3

16

0

2010-11

Houston Aeros

AHL

40

6

10

16

29

0

24

6

7

13

4

2010-11

Minnesota Wild

NHL

4

0

0

0

2

-1

2011-12

Minnesota Wild

NHL

35

1

1

2

14

-8

2011-12

Houston Aeros

AHL

34

8

10

18

32

+10

2012-13

San Antonio Rampage

AHL

32

6

9

15

16

-11

2013-14

San Antonio Rampage

AHL

64

14

17

31

64

0

NHL Totals

345

22

31

53

161

17

1

1

2

6

Signed as a free agent by NY Rangers, May 10, 2003. Signed as a free agent by Nashville, July 2, 2007. Signed as a free agent by San Jose, July 16, 2009. Signed to a PTO (professional tryout) contract by San Antonio (AHL), October 29, 2010. Signed to a PTO (professional tryout) contract by Houston (AHL), January 1, 2011. Signed as a free agent by Minnesota, January 4, 2011. Signed as a free agent by San Antonio (AHL), January 31, 2013.